| Vadym Karatayev | |
| Birth Date: | 15 January 1964 |
| Birth Place: | Kommunarsk, Soviet Union |
| Death Place: | Alchevsk, Ukraine (Russian occupation) |
| Position: | Defender |
| Years1: | 1980–1981 |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1981 |
| Caps2: | 2 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1982–1987 |
| Caps3: | 18 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 1987–1988 |
| Caps4: | 20 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Years5: | 1988 |
| Caps5: | 10 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1989 |
| Caps6: | 35 |
| Goals6: | 6 |
| Years7: | 1990 |
| Caps7: | 24 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 1991–1992 |
| Caps8: | ? |
| Goals8: | ? |
| Years9: | 1992–1993 |
| Caps9: | ? |
| Goals9: | ? |
| Years10: | 1993–1994 |
| Caps10: | ? |
| Goals10: | ? |
| Nationalyears1: | 1983 |
| Nationalcaps1: | ? |
| Medaltemplates: | [1] |
Vadym Karatayev or Vadim Karataev (5 January 1964 – 8 December 2020) was an association footballer from the former Soviet Union.
In 1983, he took part in the Summer Spartakiad of the Peoples of the USSR in the team of Ukrainian SSR.[2] He also participated in the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship for the Soviet team.